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2005 Chandra Images

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28 Dec 05/Earth AuroraAuroral X-ray emission observed from Earth s north polar region.
15 Dec 05/SN 1006A supernova remnant about 7,000 light years from Earth.
01 Dec 05/Perseus ClusterThe central region of a rich galaxy cluster about 250 million light years from Earth.
29 Nov 05/SN 1970GA supernova in the galaxy M101, 22 million light years from Earth.
15 Nov 05/DEM L316Two supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy.
02 Nov 05/Westerlund 1A dense cluster of young stars about 16,000 light years from Earth.
13 Oct 05/Sagittarius A*Chandra's image of the Galactic Center has provided evidence for a new and unexpected way for stars to form.
05 Oct 05/GRB 050709A gamma-ray burst located in a spiral galaxy 2 billion light years from Earth.
04 Oct 05/N132DA glowing horseshoe-shaped cloud of hot gas against a backdrop of thousands of stars.
22 Sep 05/Tycho's Supernova RemnantThe hot, expanding debris of a supernova observed in 1572.
31 Aug 05/Trumpler 14A star cluster about 9,000 light years from Earth in the Constellation Carina.
17 Aug 05/Supernova 1987ANew details about the fiery ring surrounding the stellar explosion that produced Supernova 1987A.
27 Jul 05/Neon Abundance in Nearby StarsChandra observations of stars hundreds of light years from Earth.
19 Jul 05/47 Tuc WA millisecond pulsar in the globular cluster 47 Tucanae
06 Jul 05/Comet Tempel 1Chandra observed Comet Tempel 1 during the collision of NASA's Deep Impact impactor probe
27 Jun 05/Saturn's RingsChandra images reveal that the rings of Saturn sparkle in X-rays.
13 Jun 05/Cassiopeia AThe remnant of a supernova 10,000 light years from Earth.
06 Jun 05/NGC 40This composite image of NGC 40 shows hot gas around a dying, Sun-like star.
30 May 05/RX J0806.3+1527
(J0806)
Two white dwarf stars orbiting each other every 5 minutes.
25 May 05/SaturnWhen it comes to mysterious X-rays from Saturn, the ringed planet may act as a mirror.
23 May 05/Iron Spectra from Supermassive Black HolesX-rays from iron atoms near distant supermassive black holes in the North and South Chandra Deep Fields.
10 May 05/Orion NebulaA rich cluster of young stars about 1,500 light years from Earth.
28 Apr 05/MiraA pair of interacting stars about 420 light years from Earth.
19 Apr 05/G21.5-0.9A supernova remnant about 20,000 light years from Earth.
08 Apr 05/Galaxy Clusters SurveyDistant galaxy clusters compared with counterparts that are relatively close by.
07 Apr 05/NGC 6482Concentrated Dark Matter at the Cores of Fossil Galaxies.
06 Apr 05/Submillimeter Galaxies in the Chandra Deep Field-North (SMG 123616.1+621513)Merging submillimeter galaxies observed in the Chandra Deep Field-North at a distance of 11 billion light years.
22 Mar 05/M74An Ultraluminous X-ray Source in the Spiral Galaxy M74
02 Mar 05/JupiterThe fifth planet from the Sun, as seen at a distance of about 400 million miles.
15 Feb 05/Lockman HoleA region of the sky with a minimum of light-absorbing gas.
02 Feb 05/Mkn 421X-ray spectrum from a quasar located 400 million light years from Earth.
25 Jan 05/UGC 6697 in Abell 1367A starburst galaxy located in the galaxy cluster Abell 1367, about 300 million light years from Earth.
10 Jan 05/Galactic Center X-ray BinariesThe central region of the Milky Way, about 25,000 light years from Earth.
05 Jan 05/MS 0735.6+7421A cluster of galaxies 2.6 billion light years from Earth.


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